In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature. ― Sei Shōnagon

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As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on thing and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you. ― C.S. Lewis

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The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us. ― C.S. Lewis

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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ― Soren Kierkegaard

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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ― Corrie ten Boom

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On this Sunday, let gratitude be your guide. Be thankful for the simple pleasures, the warmth of sunlight, and the gift of another day to cherish and create memories.

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Troubles are as endless as pleasures are brief.

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In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.- Khalil Gibran

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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ― Mahatma Gandhi

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Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone. ― C.S. Lewis

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